Dr George Kenney, the former principal at the centre of ITV's Look Into My Eyes, now lives a quiet life in North Carolina after resigning from his post and leaving Florida.
The true crime documentary series, which first debuted in the US three years ago, has landed on ITVX with all four episodes available to binge-watch. It explores the events of 2011, when three 16-year-olds - Wesley McKinley, Brittany Palumbo and Marcus Freeman - died within a month of one another, two by suicide and one in a car accident.
Kenney confirmed he had hypnotised all three students, with Wesley "put under" the day before his death. He used hypnotism to help students with their athletic performances and to deal with test anxiety.
Plea and resignation
After it emerged that Kenney was an unlicensed, amateur practitioner, he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of the unlawful practice of hypnosis without a license. According to Look Into My Eyes, he was sentenced to one year probation and 50 hours of community service.
In the docu-series, Kenney explained why he took the plea deal, sharing: "In Florida, if you're convicted of a felony, as an educator, you can lose your retirement [benefits]. So I worked with my attorney and pleaded no contest."
Kenney then resigned from his position as principal at North Port High School.
Life after the controversy
It has been reported that Kenney not only retired but left Florida, moving to North Carolina, where he lives near the Smoky Mountains. According to the Herald Tribune, he now runs the Cedar House Bed and Breakfast "on the north shore, about 40 minutes west of Asheville".
The parents of Freeman, McKinley and Palumbo went on to sue the Sarasota County school board for the wrongful deaths of the teenagers. According to NBC News, they stated that it was the school's responsibility to have stopped Kenney from performing hypnosis on the students.
The school made no admission of liability but reached a "mutually acceptable" settlement, and in October 2015, each of the families received a maximum sum of $200,000.
Look Into My Eyes is available to watch on ITVX.
